r/nottheonion • u/SaurikSI • 2d ago

Fisherman hooks drowning woman and reels her to safety

https://abc6onyourside.com/news/offbeat/fisherman-drowning-woman-rescues-saves-rescue-fisher-man-fishing-hook-hooks-hooked-riptide-current-ocean-sea-swimming-swimmer-swim-angler-beach-shore-police-line-water-drown
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u/Puzzleheaded-Pea9818 2d ago

Ok ouch. but also he saved her life so yay!

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u/bladezor 1d ago

Apparently hooked her on the jeans so nbd.

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u/puterTDI 1d ago

I want to know she was going for a swim in jeans.

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u/Toph-Builds-the-fire 18h ago

A one way swim. Like Skyler White. OR she got sucked out by a wave, which happens surprisingly often.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Pea9818 1d ago

Well damn! Man deserves a medal

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u/JamesTheJerk 2h ago

Yeah but where was he when the Lusitania went down?

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u/Huyous 2d ago

However local law only permits catch and release so she was thrown back in immediately after

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u/CptnHnryAvry 1d ago

As a responsible angler, he recognized that she was an invasive species and ethically euthanized her. 

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u/megabit2 2d ago

There are many fish in the sea

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u/jamestheredd 2d ago

Plenty of Fish should use this story as an ad campaign!

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u/JustADutchRudder 2d ago

Florida responds by begging men to stop casting into crowded beaches.

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u/UnyieldingConstraint 2d ago

The fishing story he'll love to tell, but no one will ever believe.

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u/whiteb8917 2d ago

PlentyofFish

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u/Extra-Knowledge884 2d ago

Kabeljou can get pretty damn big so I wouldn't be surprised if that hook could've supported the weight.

For those that didn't/are unable to read the article, it snagged her pant leg. That fishermen either just threw one of the luckiest casts ever or he's a fuckin pro.

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u/SimilarElderberry956 2d ago

This is one time you don’t throw them back.

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u/ParticularAioli8798 2d ago

The warden still cited him and made him throw it back.

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u/Drjonesxxx- 2d ago

thats amazing hero right there good job fisherman

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u/Ok_Simple6936 2d ago

And that kids is How i met your mother

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/rypher 2d ago

Cheese works sometimes.

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u/hazehel 2d ago

Haven't we heard this one before?

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u/Impossible-Delay-747 2d ago

A rare kind of fish unlocked!

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u/B3ta_R13 2d ago

what a catch!

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u/U_Kitten_Me 2d ago

She was a bit of a meager one, though, so he threw her back in.

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u/TnTDinomight 1d ago

There is something out there but misinformation only further hides the truth.

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u/markatroid 2d ago

He was the reel hero all along.

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u/speculatrix 1d ago

The reel joke is in the comments

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u/artistsandaliens 2d ago

John finally found an eye for farmer's daughters

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u/Ben_Thar 2d ago

Just gotta use the right bait

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u/Professional_Echo907 2d ago

Then he threw her back because she wasn’t big enough. 👀

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u/AwwYeahVTECKickedIn 2d ago

When the twin idioms of "there are plenty of fish in the sea" and "she's quite a catch!" intersect literally....

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u/cxbar 2d ago

"How did your mother and I meet? well..."

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u/Fetlocks_Glistening 2d ago

"Ok, Ok, you caught her eye, bro, good, good. Now reel her in"

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u/akila219 1d ago

Catch and release.

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u/Tight-Accident3917 1d ago

nice job to that dude! got some skill

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u/_ryanbossling 2d ago

Both, and you too 🫣🤣

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u/MrRemoto 2d ago

Turns out she was an enchanted princess!